2007 Volkswagen Beetle: jerking or lurching

5 of the 56 complaints about the 2007 Volkswagen Beetle describe jerking or lurching.

owner complaints: 5
of this car's complaints: 9%
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 13 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Jerking or lurching by model year

2018
2
2016
1
2013
3
2010
1
2009
1
2008
2
2007
5
2006
6
2005
47
2004
60
2003
59
2002
10
2001
4
2000
1
1999
4
1998
6

What owners say

Filed Mar 9, 2021 · Airbags, Transmission · OH

On airbags driver light for airbag is on won't go off.on transmission it jerks the when it's in 6 it runs fine.. I have not been in any accidents with this car.thank you

Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Engine, Transmission · 91,000 miles · FL

2nd beetle. Same issue. (first one leaked fluid). This one does not leak but has the same horrible shifting issue! I love my car but hear from all the mechanics that this is the norm with these vehicles. So why is it not recalled????? Is it transmission or something else? 2007 automatic transmission. It has 91,000 miles on it. When the car transmission is cold it shifts ok most of the time. But when the transmission has warmed up its a given to jerk and hesitate. Specially when it shift from 1st to 2nd gear I feel a hitting noise. Also facing the same problem when it down shifts but not always. Embarrassing really! Sometimes it shifts hard in higher gear on highway or seems to miss and RPM goes up and it hesitates to shift. It finally does while I am holding my breath and pray it does not stall while I am turning or in the intersection or on the highway. It really is a safety issue! I love my little car though... Gurrrrrrrrr.. So mad. What could be the issue? How could I fix this problem without having to put on a lift to always check transmission fluid. I want to keep the car, its a shame because its in great condition. Triple white convertible and no wear. Am I looking at 3k for a new trans? So I am to give up and sell it to some other poor soul (sucker). That's awful. There is a graveyard full of your cars in the junk yards for parts.. Sickening and sad!

Filed Dec 5, 2019 · 144,000 miles · NJ

Massive problem with the 09g automatic transmission. Both the valve body and the actual transmission suffers from poor design which over time leads to hard shifts through gears. Especially prominent when upshifting from 1 - 2 & 3. Downshifting from 4 to 3 - 1 is also similarly effected. It happens under all conditions. Hot, cold, dry, wet, all the same "jerking"/shudder motion. Volkswagen should extend the warranty for the 09g transmissions for the mk4 platform (beetle 2006 - 2010) and honor their work.

Filed May 2, 2016 · 99,000 miles · PA

Transmission problems jerking and also stalls on highways almost getting killed.

Filed Dec 12, 2013 · Transmission · 56,000 miles · GA

Transmission is bad. Hard shifts between 1st and 2nd gear. Also between 2nd and 3rd gear. Drives fine until the car warms up. After about 20 or 30 minutes it starts the hard shift and jerking. It has gotten stuck in 2nd gear and will not shift up or down, nothing, just stuck.